Valencia

Question 1

What did the treaty of Ebro divide?

Answer 1

The Spanish territory between Rome and Carthage.

Rome took the area North of Ebro.

Question 2

What did Rome call Valencia?

Answer 2

Colonia Valentia Edretanorum

Question 3

Who did Valencia become an independent province under?

Answer 3

Crown of Aragon

Question 4

What port city were the wines held in high esteem?

Answer 4

Alicante

Question 5

What caused economy to decline?

Answer 5

War of Spanish succession and Carlist Wars

Question 6

What vineyards weren’t hit with phylloxera?

Answer 6

West vineyards

Question 7

What were the last 2 republican holdouts?

Answer 7

Valencia and Alicante

Question 8

What did Valencia replant with after phylloxera?

Answer 8

Bobal, Monastrell, Tempranillo, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah

Question 9

How many autonomous communities is Valencia bordered by?

Answer 9

4

Question 10

How many provinces?

Answer 10

3 Castellon (N)
Valencia (C)
Alicante (S)

Question 11

Valencia is Spain’s — largest city?

Answer 11

3rd

Question 12

Where are the best wine producing areas?

Answer 12

Inland with Mediterranean climate/continental influences/diurnal temp swings

Question 13

What wind affects Valencia?

Answer 13

Leveche

Question 14

Highest peak?

Answer 14

Pico Calderon

Question 15

What 2 mountain ranges terminate inland?

Answer 15

Sistema Iberico, Sistema Betico (Cordilleras Beticas)

Question 16

2 rivers?

Answer 16

Jucar (originates in Castilla La Mancha flows through Valencia)
Segura (originates in Andalucia, flows through Alicante province

Question 17

Soils?

Answer 17

Coast=Marl/clay

Inland=Limestone

Question 18

What grape takes well to carbonic maceration?

Answer 18

Bobal

Question 19

Who directed water through a network of canals called the Tribunal of the waters?

Answer 19

Moors

Question 20

What is Fondillon?

Answer 20

Sweet wine from DO Alicante made from overripe Monastrell grapes where summers are long and humidity is low.
Min 16% ABV naturally
Intentionally oxidized over the course of min 10 years in solera
Accompanied Magellan on his voyages

Question 21

What is Bobal blended with?

Answer 21

Granacha Tintorera

Question 22

Top grapes in DO Alicante?

Answer 22

Monastrell (75% of plantings)

Moscatel de Alejandria

Question 23

When was DO Alicante officially recognized as a DO?

Answer 23

1957

Question 24

Min percentage of Monastrell for reds in DO Alicante?

Answer 24

Min 80%

Question 25

What is La Marina?

Answer 25

Zone on the coast of Northeastern Alicante. Moscatel de Alejandria thrives here

Question 26

What is Vinalopo?

Answer 26

Zone planted mainly to Monastrell

Question 27

How many wineries in DO Alicante produce fondillon?

Answer 27

8

Question 28

What is DO Utiel-Requena known for?

Answer 28

Bobal (indigenous)

Question 29

Under what DO does DO Utiel-Requena make sparkling wines?

Answer 29

DO Cava

Question 30

What traditional method of vinifying grapes do they use in DO Utiel-Requena?

Answer 30

Doble Pasta (Double pulp)

Question 31

In DO Utiel-Requena, what can producers label up to 30% of their production?

Answer 31

DO Valencia

Question 32

What 2 wineries have regional approval to become VP, but are awaiting sanction at EU level?

Answer 32

Chozas Carrascal and Thargys

Both produce wines under their pago and under DO Cava and DO Utiel-Requena